Whatever the reason that makes you want to protect your OnePlus Nord 2 from outside eyes, it's your personal life and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are a lot of applications for smartphones and it may happen that you don't want your loved ones to know everything you do with your smartphone.
Today, we will teach you how to hide app icon on OnePlus Nord 2? To do this, to begin with, we will explain to you how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your OnePlus Nord 2, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your smartphone using a dedicated application that it is called a launcher.
How to hide the logo of a preinstalled application on OnePlus Nord 2?
So we're starting the first part of our guide, as we explained to you, it's totally logical that you want to manage your personal space according to your desires, and therefore, your OnePlus Nord 2. Whether it's for the sake of privacy, as we will see in the next section, of this tutorial, or only because you are meticulous, there are several possibilities for hide the logo of an application on your OnePlus Nord 2, we will first find out how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has always been complicated on smartphones to delete pre-installed applications, indeed, they were impossible to access because of the operating system since either they were essential for the proper functioning of the mobile phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn. From now on, Android has integrated it well, in the event that a user does not want to use an application, he will not do so, as much as he can remove it in the event that it is of no use to you. You will in this framework be able deactivate an application on your OnePlus Nord 2. This is exactly what we will now explain to you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
- Click on it
- You will now very easily have to press "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and validate the procedure
Be careful though, in the event that this application is linked or is essential for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may disrupt their operation. Also note that to use it you will have to perform the procedure and reverse it and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your OnePlus Nord 2. You can of course do the same procedure with a classic application, but your mobile phone will will offer to uninstall it, so you'll need to go through the next part of this article for the rest of your apps.
How to hide an app icon on your OnePlus Nord 2 with a launcher?
Second option, we will now present the solution to you in the event that you want hide any app on your OnePlus Nord 2 , for this we will have to use a dedicated application better known under the name of launcher. These kinds of applications are actually tools that allow you to change the look of your operating system, they are also really practical for personalizing your Android user experience as much as possible. To find out how to do it, follow the procedure below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which in our opinion is one of the best Launcher for your OnePlus Nord 2
- Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your smartphone
- Go to the application settings
- Click on the menu "Hidden Apps" , you will only have to select all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your OnePlus Nord 2
If you are ever looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the OnePlus Nord 2, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus North 2.
